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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="11-203" future_version_removed="true" title_number="11" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this Division II does not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>procurement by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Blind Industries and Services of Maryland;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Maryland State Arts Council, for the support of the arts;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, if no State money is to be spent on a procurement contract;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the Maryland Industrial Training Program or the Partnership for Workforce Quality Program in the Department of Commerce, for training services or programs for new or expanding businesses or industries or businesses or industries in transition;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>the Maryland Food Center Authority, to the extent the Authority is exempt under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Economic Development Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>for services of artists for educational and cultural television productions; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>when planning for or fulfilling the obligations of grants or cooperative agreements that support the educational and cultural activities of the Commission;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>public institutions of higher education, for cultural, entertainment, and intercollegiate athletic procurement contracts;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>the Maryland State Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, for services to support demonstration, pilot, and training programs;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>the Maryland Historical Trust for:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>surveying and evaluating architecturally, archeologically, historically, or culturally significant properties; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>other than as to architectural services, preparing historic preservation planning documents and educational material;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>the University of Maryland, for Global Campus Overseas Programs, if the University adopts regulations that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>establish policies and procedures governing procurement for Global Campus Overseas Programs; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>promote the purposes stated in § 11–201(a) of this subtitle;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="xi">
        <text>the Department of Commerce, for negotiating and entering into private sector cooperative marketing projects that directly enhance promotion of Maryland and the tourism industry where there will be a private sector contribution to the project of not less than 50% of the total cost of the project, if the project is reviewed by the Attorney General and approved by the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xii">
        <text>the Rural Maryland Council;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xiii">
        <text>the Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, for negotiating and entering into private sector cooperative marketing projects that directly enhance promotion of the Maryland State Lottery and its products, if the cooperative marketing project:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>provides a substantive promotional or marketing value that the lottery determines acceptable in exchange for advertising or other promotional activities provided by the lottery;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>does not involve the advertising or other promotion of alcohol or tobacco products; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>is reviewed by the Attorney General and approved by the Maryland Lottery Director or the Director’s designee;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="xiv">
        <text>the Maryland Health Insurance Plan established under Title 14, Subtitle 5 of the Insurance Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xv">
        <text>the Maryland Energy Administration, when negotiating or entering into grants or cooperative agreements with private entities to meet federal specifications or solicitation requirements related to energy conservation, energy efficiency, or renewable energy projects that benefit the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xvi">
        <text>the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration of the Maryland Department of Health for family and individual support services, and individual family care services, as those terms are defined by the Maryland Department of Health in regulation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xvii">
        <text>the Department of General Services for the rehabilitation of a structure that is listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, to the extent the procurement is necessary to preserve the historic fabric of the structure impacted by the rehabilitation, as determined by the Department of General Services in consultation with the Maryland Historical Trust;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xviii">
        <text>the Department of Natural Resources, for:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>negotiating or entering into grants, agreements, or partnerships with nonprofit entities related to conservation service opportunities; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>negotiating or entering into pay–for–success contracts in accordance with § 13–112.1 of this Division II;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="xix">
        <text>the State Archives for preservation, conservation, proper care, restoration, and transportation of fine art or decorative art that is:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>in the custody of the Commission on Artistic Property; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>owned by or loaned to the State; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="xx">
        <text>except for a project that is subject to Title 17, Subtitle 2 of this article, the Department of General Services, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Planning, and the Department of Transportation for negotiating or entering into agreements or partnerships with nonprofit entities for projects related to historic preservation, archaeology, or conservation service opportunities;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>procurement by a unit from:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>another unit;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a political subdivision of the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>an agency of a political subdivision of the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a government, including the government of another state, of the United States, or of another country;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>an agency or political subdivision of a government; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>a bistate, multistate, bicounty, or multicounty governmental agency; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>procurement in support of enterprise activities for the purpose of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>direct resale; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>remanufacture and subsequent resale.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The following provisions of this Division II apply to each procurement enumerated in subsection (a) of this section:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>§ 11–205 of this subtitle (“Collusion”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>§ 10–204 of this article (“Approval for designated contracts”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article (“Supervision of Capital Expenditures and Real Property Leases”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>§ 13–219 of this article (“Required clauses – Nondiscrimination clause”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>§ 13–221 of this article (“Disclosures to Secretary of State”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Title 12, Subtitle 4 of this article (“Policies and Procedures for Exempt Units”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>§ 15–112 of this article (“Change orders”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>§ 15–113 of this article (“Liquidated damages policies and reporting”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>Title 16 of this article (“Suspension and Debarment of Contractors”); and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>Title 17 of this article (“Special Provisions – State and Local Subdivisions”).</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A procurement by an entity listed in subsection (a)(1)(i) through (xiii) and (xvii) of this section shall be made under procedures that promote the purposes stated in § 11–201(a) of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A unit that procures human, social, or educational services from an entity enumerated in subsection (a)(2) of this section shall publish in eMaryland Marketplace notice of a procurement contract or an extension or renewal of a procurement contract if:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the procurement contract, extension, or renewal costs more than $50,000; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the procurement is made for 3rd party clients described in § 13–106 of this article.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The notice required under this paragraph shall be published not more than 30 days after the execution and approval of the procurement contract or the extension or renewal of the procurement contract.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The purchase of advisory services from the General Selection Board or the Transportation Selection Board under § 13–305 of this article shall be governed by the Maryland Architectural and Engineering Services Act.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Section 13–218(f) of this article applies to a contract described under subsection (a)(1)(xviii)1 or (xx) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Except as provided in Title 12, Subtitle 4 and Title 14, Subtitles 3 and 8 of this article and except for §§ 15–112 and 15–113 of this article, this Division II does not apply to the Maryland Stadium Authority.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Except as provided in Title 12, Subtitle 4 and Title 14, Subtitle 3 of this article and except for § 15–113 of this article, this Division II does not apply to the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>services of managers to invest the assets of the State Retirement and Pension System, including real and personal property;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>expenditures to manage, maintain, and enhance the value of the assets of the State Retirement and Pension System in accordance with investment guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>services related to the administration of the optional retirement program under Title 30 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>services related to the administration of the Postretirement Health Benefits Trust Fund; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>expenditures for the safe custody, domestic or global, of investments as provided under § 21–123(f) of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this subsection, “University” means the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, or St. Mary’s College of Maryland.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, this Division II does not apply to the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, or Baltimore City Community College.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A procurement by a University or Baltimore City Community College shall comply with the policies and procedures developed by the University or Baltimore City Community College and approved by the Board of Public Works and the Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review Committee of the General Assembly in accordance with:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>§ 12–112 of the Education Article for the University System of Maryland;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>§ 14–109 of the Education Article for Morgan State University;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>§ 14–405(f) of the Education Article for St. Mary’s College of Maryland; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>§ 16–505.3 of the Education Article for Baltimore City Community College.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <level label="1">
          <text>The review and approval of the Board of Public Works shall be required for the following types of contracts with a value that exceeds $1,000,000 for a University or $500,000 for Baltimore City Community College:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>capital improvements; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>services.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>In its review of a contract for services or capital improvements with a value that exceeds $1,000,000, the Board of Public Works may request the comments of the appropriate agencies, including the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of General Services.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>For Baltimore City Community College contracts that are not subject to the review and approval of the Board of Public Works under subsubparagraph 1 of this subparagraph:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>contracts with a value of $100,000 or less shall be reviewed and approved by the President of Baltimore City Community College or the President’s designee; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>contracts with a value that exceeds $100,000 but does not exceed $500,000 shall be approved by the Board of Trustees of Baltimore City Community College.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The policies of a University or Baltimore City Community College shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>to the maximum extent practicable, require the purchasing of supplies and services in accordance with Title 14, Subtitle 1 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>promote the purposes of the regulations adopted by the Department of General Services governing the procurement of architectural and engineering services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>promote the purposes of § 13–402 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>to the maximum extent practicable, be similar to § 13–218.1 of this article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>to the maximum extent practicable, require the procurement of food in accordance with Title 14, Subtitle 7 of this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Except as provided in paragraph (7) of this subsection, the following provisions of Division II of this article apply to a University and to Baltimore City Community College:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>§ 11–205 of this subtitle (“Collusion”);</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>§ 11–205.1 of this subtitle (“Falsification, concealment, etc., of material facts”);</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>§ 13–219 of this article (“Required clauses – Nondiscrimination clause”);</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>§ 13–225 of this article (“Retainage”);</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>Title 14, Subtitle 3 of this article (“Minority Business Participation”);</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>Title 14, Subtitle 7 of this article (“Certified Local Farm and Fish Program”);</text>
        </level>
        <level label="7">
          <text>Title 15, Subtitle 1 of this article (“Procurement Contract Administration”);</text>
        </level>
        <level label="8">
          <text>§ 15–226 of this article (“Policy established; timing of payments; notice upon nonpayment; disputes; appeals”);</text>
        </level>
        <level label="9">
          <text>Title 16 of this article (“Suspension and Debarment of Contractors”); and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="10">
          <text>Title 17, Subtitle 6 of this article (“Apprenticeship Requirements for Public Works Contracts”).</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Except as provided in paragraph (7) of this subsection, Title 14, Subtitle 8 of this article (“Employee Stock Ownership Plan Preference Program”) applies to Morgan State University, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and Baltimore City Community College.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>If a procurement violates the provisions of this subsection or policies adopted in accordance with this subsection, the procurement contract is void or voidable in accordance with the provisions of § 11–204 of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The State Board of Contract Appeals shall have authority over contract claims related to procurement contracts awarded by:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the University System of Maryland before July 1, 1999;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Morgan State University before July 1, 2004; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Baltimore City Community College before July 1, 2021.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>At the election of the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland and subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the State Board of Contract Appeals shall have authority over contract claims related to procurement contracts awarded by the University after June 30, 1999.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>At the election of the Board of Regents of Morgan State University and subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the State Board of Contract Appeals shall have authority over contract claims related to procurement contracts awarded by the University after June 30, 2004.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>At the election of the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s College of Maryland and subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the State Board of Contract Appeals shall have authority over contract claims related to procurement contracts awarded by St. Mary’s College of Maryland after June 30, 2006.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>At the election of the Board of Trustees of Baltimore City Community College and subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the State Board of Contract Appeals shall have authority over contract claims related to procurement contracts awarded by Baltimore City Community College after June 30, 2021.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Except with regard to the provisions of § 15–113 of this article, paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection do not apply to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>procurement by a University or Baltimore City Community College from:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>another unit;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a political subdivision of the State;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>an agency of a political subdivision of the State;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>a government, including the government of another state, of the United States, or of another country;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>an agency or political subdivision of a government; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>a bistate, multistate, bicounty, or multicounty governmental agency;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>procurement by a University in support of enterprise activities for the purpose of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>direct resale;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>remanufacture and subsequent resale; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>procurement by the University for overseas programs; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>procurement by the University System of Maryland for:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>services of managers to invest, in accordance with the management and investment policies adopted by the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland, gift and endowment assets received by the University System of Maryland in accordance with § 12–104(e) of the Education Article; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>expenditures to manage, maintain, and enhance, in accordance with the management and investment policies adopted by the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland, the value of gift and endowment assets received by the University System of Maryland in accordance with § 12–104(e) of the Education Article.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Except as provided in Title 12, Subtitle 4 and Title 14, Subtitle 3 of this article and except for § 15–113 of this article, this Division II does not apply to Maryland 529 for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>services of managers to invest the assets of the Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer Prepaid College Trust in accordance with the comprehensive investment plan adopted by the State Treasurer under § 18–1906 of the Education Article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>expenditures to manage, maintain, and enhance the value of the assets of the Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer Prepaid College Trust in accordance with the comprehensive investment plan adopted by the State Treasurer under § 18–1906 of the Education Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>This Division II does not apply to a contract or grant awarded by a unit of State government to the Chesapeake Bay Trust for a project involving the restoration or protection of the Chesapeake Bay and other aquatic and land resources of the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this division does not apply to a public–private partnership under Title 10A of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To the extent otherwise required by law, the following provisions of this division apply to a public–private partnership under Title 10A of this article:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>§ 11–205 of this subtitle (“Collusion”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>§ 11–205.1 of this subtitle (“Falsification, concealment, etc., of material facts”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Title 12, Subtitle 4 of this article (“Policies and Procedures for Exempt Units”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>§ 13–219 of this article (“Required clauses – Nondiscrimination clause”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>§ 15–113 of this article (“Liquidated damages policies and reporting”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Title 17, Subtitle 1 of this article (“Security for Construction Contracts”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Title 17, Subtitle 2 of this article (“Prevailing Wage Rates – Public Work Contracts”); and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>Title 18 of this article (“Living Wage”).</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this Division II does not apply to the Maryland Corps Program established under Title 24, Subtitle 11 of the Education Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Maryland Corps Program established under Title 24, Subtitle 11 of the Education Article is subject to Title 14, Subtitle 3 and § 15–113 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this Division II does not apply to the Suitland Development Authority established under Title 12, Subtitle 12 of the Economic Development Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Suitland Development Authority established under Title 12, Subtitle 12 of the Economic Development Article is subject to Title 12, Subtitle 4 and Title 14, Subtitle 3 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
